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Alex Borstein Biography

Alexandrea Borstein (born February 15, 1971 or 1973) is an American actress, writer, producer, and comedian. She is known for voicing Lois Griffin on the animated television series Family Guy, and has had lead roles as Dawn Forchette in the medical comedy series Getting On, Susie Myerson in the historical comedy-drama series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, and as various characters on the sketch comedy series MADtv. Borstein has held supporting roles in films including The Lizzie McGuire Movie (2003), Catwoman (2004), Ted (2012), ParaNorman (2012), A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014), and The Angry Birds Movie (2016).

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Every comic is really a frustrated rock star.

Comic, Frustrated, Rock, Rocks, Star, Stars

I'm still auditioning and doing other movie parts, but I really like the developing and the writing. You have more control over your destiny.

Auditioning, Destiny, Like, Over You, Parts, Writing

I think this [Feels like Christmas] is one of the greatest, most unsung albums ever. It's Cyndi Lauper, and it's called Hat Full Of Stars. She's so underrated.

Albums, Christmas, Full, Hat, Stars, Thinking

I have always been a HUGE Star Wars fan since I was like 5 years old. Most of us in the writers room at Family Guy were big nerds growing up and could recite almost any scene from Star Wars.

Growing Up, Guy, Huge, Stars, War, Writers

Usually, impersonations come out of something you dig, because you're listening to it over and over. And you kind of start developing. . . You're really trying to emulate them, then you realize, 'I sound ridiculous doing this. Oh, hey, maybe this is a funny impersonation.

Dig, Listening, Realize, Sound, Trying

Television and film acting is really fun because you are working with other people and you are not completely responsible for the outcome of the project.

Acting, Film, Fun, Outcome, People

I think I was born because my parents had two boys and wanted to give it one more go and try for a girl. . . they got me instead.

Born, Boys, Girl, Give, Instead, Thinking

I think all shows change as they age as do the people who make the shows. As do the people who watch the shows. All targets are moving.

Age, Make, Moving, People, Think, Thinking

My biggest fear is the ocean. It's a great big, powerful sea toilet.

Biggest, Fear, Ocean, Powerful, Sea

Never try to fit a target audience. Write what is true to the characters in their settings and the audience will find you.

Character, Characters, Target, Target Audience, True, Writing

The writing is amazing because having a hand in creating what you're going to be performing. . . there's nothing like it. It's always going to be better suited for you. You're always going to know the lines faster, because you wrote it. The writing is so very hard. It's the hardest part of the whole process. In some ways the acting is a lot easier and a lot more fun.

Acting, Faster, Fun, Performing, Writing

I am a fan of whatever makes me laugh my ass off. If it happens to be a Jew joke, then it's a Jew joke.

Ass, Fan, Fans, Jew, Laughing

I got my degree in rhetoric.

Degrees, Rhetoric, Degree

Guys can look like pigs. The girl always has to be a looker. Look at most TV shows: According To Jim - pig and a looker. Still Standing - pig and a looker. Ralph Kramden [on The Honeymooners] - pig and a looker. Family Guy - pig and a looker. It's a theme.

Family Guy, Girl, Look, Pigs, Standing

I have no point in my system or morals where I say, 'This is too far.

Moral, Morals, No Point, Point, Say, System

I don't do sketch anymore and sometimes I miss it. But I think what I really miss is that time in my life, it was kind of like college. No kids, no real responsibilities, just comedy, food and late nights.

Comedy, Kids, Life, Real, Responsibility

If for no other reason than it's just fun to watch people age, and it's fun to watch what happened to '80s hairdos and outfits, and what they look like now.

Age, Fun, People